Knighton

English

Broad Street, Knighton, Powys

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪtən/

Proper noun

Knighton (countable and uncountable, plural Knightons)

1. A placename:
   1. A town and Welsh community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).
   2. A number of places in England:
      1. A settlement in Wembury parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5249).
      2. A hamlet in Beer Hackett parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6111).
      3. A hamlet in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0497).
      4. A hamlet in Newchurch parish, on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5686). The K is usually pronounced to distinguish it from Niton.
      5. A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5901).
      6. A hamlet in Compton Beauchamp parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU2887).
      7. A hamlet in Stogursey parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1944).
      8. A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire, on the Shropshire border (OS grid ref SJ7240).
      9. A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2971).
      10. A hamlet in Inkberrow parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0356).
2. (countable) A surname.

Derived terms

• East Knighton
• Knighton on Teme (Worcestershire)

Anagrams

• thonking